Window-shade.



B. EWING.

WlNDOW SHADE.

APPLICATION FILED 05c 22, 1914.

1,167,987, Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

3 mm Mic c saw-me wi/ng TED STATES PATENT oTTion.

BLAINE EWING, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-SHADE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented an. 11, 1916,

' Application filed December 22, 1914. Serial No. 878,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BLAINE EWING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVindow-Shades, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to window shades, such as are ordinarily mounted upon spring rollers attached to the inside of a window frame, and has particular reference to protective means for such shades.

lVhen installed in certain locations, as for instance, in oflice buildings, stores, etc., it is particularly desirable that the shade be prevented from soiling at the portions vthereof which are most often handled. Or-

center part of the lower edge may be avoided and the provision of protective means, which shall be simple, practically invisible, sanitary and easily cleaned if soiled.

My invention further contemplates the provision of a simple and eflective means of attaching such a protective device to the shade, in such manner as to add practically nothing to the cost of manufacture.

In the drawings accompanying this specification, I have shown in Figure 1 a front view of a portion of a shade provided with a protective device, and in Fig. 2 an enlarged sectional view thereof on the line 2a a Referring to the drawing, I have shown at 1 a shade, which may be of any suitable material or color. The lower edge of the shade is formed into a hem 2 by means of a seam 4 in the ordinary manner. The hem forming the lower edge of the shade incloses a reinforcing member 3 which may be of wood or metal, as desired. Surrounding the hem and in close contact with the material f rming the body of the shade is a protective piece 5, preferably of transparent, flexible material, such as-celluloid. of transparent material is located at the center of the shade and is preferably fastened to the hem by means of the seam 4. Thus in manufacturing the shade it is only necessary to fold the transparent material I about the hem when the hem is being-sewn and thus during the operation of sewing the hem secure the transparent material thereto. The transparent material 5 is positioned at the center of the shade and is of a length suflicient to afford protection thereto. In ordinary use this length need not exceed three inches.

At 6 I have shown cord carrying means of the conventional type, such as a screw eye, which pierces the transparent material and is fastened to.the reinforcing strip 3. These cord carrying means may be of any suitable nature, but are preferably of such kind that they penetrate the transparent material, so as to form additional means for holding the transparent material in position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the piece of transparent material completely protects against soiling the lower edge of the shade at the portion thereof which is most often handled and therefore most likely to be soiled, that it may be easily cleaned, if soiled, by means of a damp cloth, and that the same protective device This piece is adapted for use with shades of any color,

since it is transparent.

While'I have shown only one form of my invention, I do not intend to limit myself to the form shown and desribed, it being evident that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

In a device of the kind described, a shade having a hem at the lower edge thereof, reinforcing means contained in said hem, a transparent protective film of substantially colorless material covering a portion of the hem, located at the center thereof and attached thereto by the seam forming the hem, and cord carrying means passing through said transparent material and fastened to the reinforcing means.

BLAINE EWING. 

